Oct 29 NYC braces for fewer cops, more trash as vax deadline looms By Michael Sisak, Michelle L. Price, Karen Matthews, Associated Press New York City is bracing for a worker shortage as its COVID-19 vaccine mandate looms and tens of thousands of municipal employees remain unvaccinated. Continue reading
Oct 29 California officials say surfing, swimming OK but fishing is out after oil spill By Amy Taxin, Associated Press Four weeks after an oil spill off Southern California’s coast, surfers have been allowed to return to the waves and people can play in the surf. Continue reading
Oct 29 'Rust' armorer attorneys blame producers for 'unsafe' set By Jake Coyle, Associated Press Attorneys for Hannah Gutierrez Reed, who was in charge of weapons on the movie set where Alec Baldwin fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, say she doesn’t know where the live rounds found there came from, and blamed producers for unsafe… Continue reading
Oct 29 As Biden heads to climate change conference, half of Americans think the U.S. isn't doing enough By Laura Santhanam Younger people, who will inherit the choices of previous generations, were much more likely than others to feel that the global community is not doing enough to prevent climate change from getting worse, according to this latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch 11:12 Biden lauds House Dem compromise on Build Back Better plan, but Senate approval uncertain After months of negotiations, Democrats in Washington say they are one step closer to agreement on a sweeping proposal that would touch education, health care, climate change and more. While a number of specifics are still unresolved, President Joe Biden… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch 5:30 News Wrap: Protesters demand climate action in Glasgow ahead of COP26 In our news wrap Thursday, protests broke out in Glasgow, Scotland, ahead of the United Nations' climate change summit that begins this weekend. A U.N. backed report said 10 of the world's great forests, including Yosemite National Park, are emitting… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch 9:17 CDC director on vaccinating children, booster guidance, vaccine hesitancy New COVID-19 cases in the U.S. are down nearly 60% and deaths have fallen by nearly a third. Americans are getting boosters, and young children may be able to start getting vaccinated as soon as next week. But the U.S. Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch 6:32 Honoring the federal employees who are solving America's biggest problems The past two years have tested the U.S. government’s response to crises after a global pandemic, struggling economy, tumultuous election and natural disasters. And while oversight committees and the media focus on the problems within government, one organization chooses to… Continue watching
Oct 28 U.S. introduces more stringent standards for lead poisoning in children By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press U.S. health officials are changing their definition of lead poisoning in young children. The more stringent standard was announced Thursday. Continue reading
Oct 28 'It's stupid,' billionaires complain about proposed tax By Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press Elon Musk isn't happy. With a personal fortune that is flirting with $300 billion, the Tesla CEO — the richest person on earth — has been lashing out at a Democratic proposal to tax the assets of billionaires like him. Continue reading